The End of the F**ing World is a British dark comedy-drama television programme. The eight-part first series premiered its first episode on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2017, after which the following episodes were released on All 4. Netflix handled international distribution and released it internationally on 5 January 2018. The programme follows James, a 17-year-old who believes himself to be a psychopath, and Alyssa, an angry classmate who sees in James a chance to escape from her tumultuous home life. Gemma Whelan, Wunmi Mosaku, Steve Oram, Christine Bottomley, Navin Chowdhry, Barry Ward and Naomi Ackie appear in supporting roles. The series is based on Charles Forsman's mini-comics The End of the Fucking World, which were collected into a book in 2013. Series creator Jonathan Entwistle contacted him about making a film, and a short was made in 2014. This film is now considered to be lost, with no way to access the film online.
Genre | Dark comedy, Comedy-drama |
Written by | Charlie Covell |
Directed by | Jonathan Entwistle, Lucy Tcherniak, Lucy Forbes, Destiny Ekaragha |
Starring | Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden, Naomi Ackie |
Composer(s) | Graham Coxon |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Executive producer(s) | Ed Macdonald, Murray Ferguson, Andy Baker, Petra Fried, Dominic Buchanan, Jonathan Entwistle |
Producer(s) | Kate Ogborn |
Cinematography | Justin Brown, Ben Fordesman |
Running time | 19–24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions |
Distributor | BBC Studios |
Original network | Channel 4 (UK), Netflix (International) |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV), 4K (Ultra HD) |
Audio format | Stereo, 5.1 |
Netflix ID | 80175722 |
About The End of the F***ing World
British absurdist black comedy-drama that premiered in the UK before hitting Netflix in January of 2018 in the US. The show revolves around a psychopath and a girl he falls in love with whom he had initially believed he was going to murder.
Achievement of The End of the F***ing World
The story is based on a graphic novel that was written and illustrated by Charles Forsman.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About The End of the F***ing World
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Latest information about The End of the F***ing World updated on July 28 2021.